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Dec 21, 1979 · The Electric Horseman: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson. A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter.
- (10K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Sydney Pollack
- 1979-12-21
May 5, 2024 · The Electric Horseman (1979) PG. Comedy. Drama. Romance. A disillusioned cowboy, once a rodeo star, makes a bold move to rescue an abused horse from a life of commercial exploitation. As he...
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The film is about a former rodeo champion who is hired by a cereal company to become its spokesperson and then runs away on a $12 million electric-lit horse and costume he is given to promote it in Las Vegas after he finds that the horse has been abused.
- $12.5 million
- Ray Stark
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Roger Ebert January 01, 1979. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "The Electric Horseman" is the kind of movie they used to make. It's an oddball love story about a guy and a girl and a prize racehorse, and it has a chase scene and some smooching and a happy ending.
Overview. A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Oct 5, 2017 · Other actors in the film include Willie Nelson and some you have to be as old as I am to remember: Valerie Perrine, John Saxon, James Sikking, and Wilford Brimley among them. The soundtrack includes several Willie Nelson songs you probably know well. Sydney Pollack directed this classic.
Director: Sydney Pollack Producer: Ray Stark Screenplay: Shelly Burton, Paul Gaer, Robert Garland, David Rayfiel Cinematography: Owen Roizman Editing: Sheldon Kahn Art Direction: J. Dennis Washington Original Music: Dave Grusin Cast: Robert Redford (Sonny Steele), Jane Fonda (Hallie Martin), Valerie Perrine (Charlotta Steele), Willie Nelson ...